Jews conscripted for forced labor march to a forced-labor camp in Hungary. [LCID: 00715]

Hungary

Before the German occupation of Hungary in 1944, between 44,000 and 63,000 Jews were killed as a result of Hungarian actions. After the occupation, German and Hungarian authorities together murdered more than 500,000 Hungarian Jews between 1944–1945. Explore more content related to Hungary during the Holocaust (1933–1945).

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